The prolific pace of Dutt's acting output continued into the 2000s, impervious to his ongoing and extremely high-profile legal troubles, which found him appealing his sentencing for arms possession all the way to the Indian Supreme Court. He did achieve critical breakthroughs with his dramatic roles as a disabled poet in the romance "Saajan" and in the international blockbuster "Vaastav: The Reality" as a reluctant hit man. The foundation was laid by Dutt's famous parents: his mother, Nargis, considered the pre-eminent actress of '40s and '50s Indian cinema, and his father, Sunil Dutt, a celebrated actor and director turned elected official, who directed Sanjay in the 1981 action drama "Rocky." As the film's vengeance-seeking hero, Dutt established himself as a screen star, pumping out hits throughout the '80s and '90s, from thriller "Jeeva" to family drama "Vidhaata." A consistent box office draw despite a seemingly never-ending tide of personal setbacks and scandals, including an arrest for the illegal possession of terrorist-tainted firearms, Dutt rarely won acclaim as a serious actor. Hindi film actor Sanjay Dutt, known by many appellations throughout his storied career-badboy of Bollywood, goodwill ambassador, political candidate, accused terrorist-managed, with the enduring love of his fans, to become a Bollywood legend.
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